KI43 with her clothes on

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KI43 with her clothes on

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Okay, here's the next set of pics for the KI-43..I got the color shceme out of a book loaned to me by Ed Kettler, but it's downstairs right now so I'll post the squadron and unit later..(yeah I'm lazy). I WAS going to do a plane that was green topside and aluminum bottom, but I was out of both OD and Dark Green covering, so I found a bird that was all aluminum. The glare shield in front is supposewd to be "purple-blue", but all I had was insignia blue, so there ya have it. The decals and yellow wing stripes are from the GWS Zero decal set, covering is aluminum Ultrakote, as are the red stripes near the tail, the white panels are Monokote. I almost ran out of aluminum, and had to cover the fuse in scraps,and hide the seams best I could. Looks like she'll be at 28 ounces all up, plus or minus a half ounce or so. I'm using the Electrifly 35-36-1000 motor, an Electrifly 25 amp ESC, Berg 4 channel reciever and 2 Bluebird metal gear servos that are just over a half ounce apiece...I'm using torque rods for the ailerons, and yeah, I built in some fillets for the wings 'cause I just couldn't help myself..here's the pics, sans motor or servos..

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Let me know what you guys think. I should have all the guts installed by the end of the week, I'll post the weight when she's done..
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Really beautiful job of a nice subject Cash. I like the colors too. I can`t help imagining targets instead if red balls on the wings though, sorry.
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Thanks buddy...she looks almost as good close up..we get to see how she flies weekend after next..
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Post by boiler »

Looks too good to fly combat.[;)]
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Post by o1moregil »

very purty!
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Post by slam »

awsome plane......too nice for combat!!!!!

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by slam</i>
<br />awsome plane......too nice for combat!!!!!

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That's sacralidge, there is no such thing as "too pretty for combat"
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That's a pretty airplane. I wanna see it fly! Better yet, I want to see it in combat! [:D]

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Thanks guys..the pictures hide some of the flaws in the covering, and there is a distinct line where the foam turtledeck and balsa fuse meet, that i just could not get rid of. Once you cover a plane, all the imperfections become highlighted. Still, she IS a purty bird, and it's gonna be even prettier on Ed's or Lee's six...[:D]
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Post by Ed Kettler »

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Rabbit Leader</i>
<br />and it's gonna be even prettier on Ed's or Lee's six...[:D]
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right before the midair[}:)][:0]
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Keep it up Ed, and we'll see how the Yak does in a ramming attack....[:p]
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Got her finished, RTF weight with a Commonsense 2000 is 28,6 ounces..now we gotta test her..
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No pics, but the KI flew this weekend..all I can say is SHHWWEEETT!! This plane is the best flying 3696 I've built yet, bar none. It turns well, grooves well, and I was comfortable enough with her that I was making strafing passes down the field on the first flight. It has a lot better rate of climb than I expected, and really picks up speed downhill..once you level off, however, the 9000 rpm limitation keeps the speed sane and reasonable. I LIKE it!!! The motor , batter and esc stayed cool thruout both flights, too. Think I may have to build another..

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">That's a pretty airplane. I wanna see it fly! Better yet, I want to see it in combat!

<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I wanna see a Wildcat...[;)]
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Post by Ben Morrow »

WOW!! Cash That's a NICE looking bird you've built there! [:D][;)] All it needs is a few streamers draped over the wings![:D]



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